Pamela Anderson Running the New York City Marathon to Raise Money for Haiti

The former Baywatch star announced Saturday that she is running the marathon to raise funds for the J/P Haitian Relief Organization. On her fundraising page, Anderson says she hopes to raise $500,000 by November for the 26.2 mile-long race and will do contests and other updates in the coming months.

"It has been heartbreaking to witness the poverty among people in what should be a very rich country," Anderson wrote on her fundraising page about Haiti. "It feels good to help and it heals us too."